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Counties in Pennsylvania by land in farms

Lancaster County had the highest land in farms of 65 counties in 2002, at 411,848 acres. Cameron County had the lowest, at 4,254 acres. The median was 100,575 acres and the figure for Pennsylvania was 7,745,336 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest411,848Lancaster County
Lowest4,254Cameron County
Median100,57565 counties
Pennsylvania7,745,336History

Map of counties, 2002

Adams County: 181,081 acresAllegheny County: 33,788 acresArmstrong County: 130,637 acresBeaver County: 62,801 acresBedford County: 192,811 acresBerks County: 215,679 acresBlair County: 85,687 acresBradford County: 302,475 acresBucks County: 76,831 acresButler County: 143,985 acresCambria County: 87,997 acresCameron County: 4,254 acresCarbon County: 19,257 acresCentre County: 165,234 acresChester County: 168,165 acresClarion County: 108,860 acresClearfield County: 60,961 acresClinton County: 53,166 acresColumbia County: 123,514 acresCrawford County: 221,774 acresCumberland County: 143,159 acresDauphin County: 94,983 acresElk County: 22,167 acresErie County: 166,130 acresFayette County: 125,034 acresForest County: 5,679 acresFranklin County: 244,751 acresFulton County: 100,575 acresGreene County: 141,684 acresHuntingdon County: 143,048 acresIndiana County: 157,286 acresJefferson County: 86,899 acresJuniata County: 86,203 acresLackawanna County: 32,931 acresLancaster County: 411,848 acresLawrence County: 86,987 acresLebanon County: 125,066 acresLehigh County: 91,304 acresLuzerne County: 73,216 acresLycoming County: 177,347 acresMcKean County: 41,634 acresMercer County: 164,306 acresMifflin County: 90,486 acresMonroe County: 32,938 acresMontgomery County: 48,327 acresMontour County: 39,964 acresNorthampton County: 77,556 acresNorthumberland County: 119,129 acresPerry County: 129,092 acresPike County: 10,113 acresPotter County: 94,396 acresSchuylkill County: 110,946 acresSnyder County: 100,034 acresSomerset County: 223,323 acresSullivan County: 31,096 acresSusquehanna County: 189,287 acresTioga County: 200,041 acresUnion County: 69,424 acresVenango County: 64,528 acresWarren County: 78,088 acresWashington County: 261,139 acresWayne County: 113,167 acresWestmoreland County: 150,967 acresWyoming County: 61,846 acresYork County: 285,336 acres
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acres, 2002. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2002

Lancaster County: 411,848 acresLancaster County411,848Bradford County: 302,475 acresBradford County302,475York County: 285,336 acresYork County285,336Washington County: 261,139 acresWashington County261,139Franklin County: 244,751 acresFranklin County244,751Somerset County: 223,323 acresSomerset County223,323Crawford County: 221,774 acresCrawford County221,774Berks County: 215,679 acresBerks County215,679Tioga County: 200,041 acresTioga County200,041Bedford County: 192,811 acresBedford County192,811Susquehanna County: 189,287 acresSusquehanna County189,287Adams County: 181,081 acresAdams County181,081Lycoming County: 177,347 acresLycoming County177,347Chester County: 168,165 acresChester County168,165Erie County: 166,130 acresErie County166,130Centre County: 165,234 acresCentre County165,234Mercer County: 164,306 acresMercer County164,306Indiana County: 157,286 acresIndiana County157,286Westmoreland County: 150,967 acresWestmoreland County150,967Butler County: 143,985 acresButler County143,985Cumberland County: 143,159 acresCumberland County143,159Huntingdon County: 143,048 acresHuntingdon County143,048Greene County: 141,684 acresGreene County141,684Armstrong County: 130,637 acresArmstrong County130,637Perry County: 129,092 acresPerry County129,092Lebanon County: 125,066 acresLebanon County125,066Fayette County: 125,034 acresFayette County125,034Columbia County: 123,514 acresColumbia County123,514Northumberland County: 119,129 acresNorthumberland County119,129Wayne County: 113,167 acresWayne County113,167Schuylkill County: 110,946 acresSchuylkill County110,946Clarion County: 108,860 acresClarion County108,860Fulton County: 100,575 acresFulton County100,575Snyder County: 100,034 acresSnyder County100,034Dauphin County: 94,983 acresDauphin County94,983Potter County: 94,396 acresPotter County94,396Lehigh County: 91,304 acresLehigh County91,304Mifflin County: 90,486 acresMifflin County90,486Cambria County: 87,997 acresCambria County87,997Lawrence County: 86,987 acresLawrence County86,987Lancaster County: 411,848 acresLancaster County411,848Bradford County: 302,475 acresBradford County302,475York County: 285,336 acresYork County285,336Washington County: 261,139 acresWashington County261,139Franklin County: 244,751 acresFranklin County244,751Somerset County: 223,323 acresSomerset County223,323Crawford County: 221,774 acresCrawford County221,774Berks County: 215,679 acresBerks County215,679Tioga County: 200,041 acresTioga County200,041Bedford County: 192,811 acresBedford County192,811Susquehanna County: 189,287 acresSusquehanna County189,287Adams County: 181,081 acresAdams County181,081Lycoming County: 177,347 acresLycoming County177,347Chester County: 168,165 acresChester County168,165Erie County: 166,130 acresErie County166,130Centre County: 165,234 acresCentre County165,234Mercer County: 164,306 acresMercer County164,306Indiana County: 157,286 acresIndiana County157,286Westmoreland County: 150,967 acresWestmoreland County150,967Butler County: 143,985 acresButler County143,985Cumberland County: 143,159 acresCumberland County143,159Huntingdon County: 143,048 acresHuntingdon County143,048Greene County: 141,684 acresGreene County141,684Armstrong County: 130,637 acresArmstrong County130,637Perry County: 129,092 acresPerry County129,092Lebanon County: 125,066 acresLebanon County125,066Fayette County: 125,034 acresFayette County125,034Columbia County: 123,514 acresColumbia County123,514Northumberland County: 119,129 acresNorthumberland County119,129Wayne County: 113,167 acresWayne County113,167Schuylkill County: 110,946 acresSchuylkill County110,946Clarion County: 108,860 acresClarion County108,860Fulton County: 100,575 acresFulton County100,575Snyder County: 100,034 acresSnyder County100,034Dauphin County: 94,983 acresDauphin County94,983Potter County: 94,396 acresPotter County94,396Lehigh County: 91,304 acresLehigh County91,304Mifflin County: 90,486 acresMifflin County90,486Cambria County: 87,997 acresCambria County87,997Lawrence County: 86,987 acresLawrence County86,987
acres. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2002
acres
1Lancaster County411,848
2Bradford County302,475
3York County285,336
4Washington County261,139
5Franklin County244,751
6Somerset County223,323
7Crawford County221,774
8Berks County215,679
9Tioga County200,041
10Bedford County192,811
11Susquehanna County189,287
12Adams County181,081
13Lycoming County177,347
14Chester County168,165
15Erie County166,130
16Centre County165,234
17Mercer County164,306
18Indiana County157,286
19Westmoreland County150,967
20Butler County143,985
21Cumberland County143,159
22Huntingdon County143,048
23Greene County141,684
24Armstrong County130,637
25Perry County129,092
26Lebanon County125,066
27Fayette County125,034
28Columbia County123,514
29Northumberland County119,129
30Wayne County113,167
31Schuylkill County110,946
32Clarion County108,860
33Fulton County100,575
34Snyder County100,034
35Dauphin County94,983
36Potter County94,396
37Lehigh County91,304
38Mifflin County90,486
39Cambria County87,997
40Lawrence County86,987
41Jefferson County86,899
42Juniata County86,203
43Blair County85,687
44Warren County78,088
45Northampton County77,556
46Bucks County76,831
47Luzerne County73,216
48Union County69,424
49Venango County64,528
50Beaver County62,801
51Wyoming County61,846
52Clearfield County60,961
53Clinton County53,166
54Montgomery County48,327
55McKean County41,634
56Montour County39,964
57Allegheny County33,788
58Monroe County32,938
59Lackawanna County32,931
60Sullivan County31,096
61Elk County22,167
62Carbon County19,257
63Pike County10,113
64Forest County5,679
65Cameron County4,254

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About this ranking

Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2002 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Pennsylvania by land in farms, 2002) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Pennsylvania by land in farms, 2002. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/pennsylvania-counties?period=2002. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Pennsylvania by land in farms, 2002. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/land-in-farms/pennsylvania-counties?period=2002.

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Lancaster County, with 411,848 acres in 2002, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Cameron County, with 4,254 acres in 2002.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11. 2 counties have no value for 2002 and are not ranked.

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